[Solved]: You are shadowing an endocrinologist during her rounds…

You are shadowing an endocrinologist during her rounds in the hospital. You enter the room of a woman who was admitted from the emergency department with a wide array of symptoms. Blood tests reveal hyperglycemia. The results of a glucose tolerance test are normal. Other blood tests show that he has normal levels of epinephrine and thyroid hormone, but levels of cortisol are abnormally high and ACTH is abnormally low. He has (truthfully) says that he has not been taking any drugs or medications. Wanting to impress the doctor, you carefully consider these facts and suggest that …